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Engineer Brain
Mad Engineers
Or maybe just irritated. It can be hard to tell.
Michael Hooten
Apr 23, 2023
∙ Paid
My daughter shared the meme above with me, and there is a certain amount of truth to it. The Igor figure though, could represent all the mad technicians out there, the ones who are not only questioning the purpose of it all, but are also thinking about how hard it’s going to be to keep the damn thing lubricated.
First of all, though, let’s make something very clear: there are a thousand different types of engineers or more, and when we speak of them as a group, it is very hard to assume what to describe as their day-to-day activities.
It doesn’t help that the above meme really is pretty accurate. The various engineering disciplines are often at odds, not because they have to be, but because no one wants to take the blame for delaying a project. And all engineers at one point or another will delay a project.
No we don't. It's always somebody else that's responsible. We simply identify problems with their work and, for the health and safety of the public, notify the rest of the project team about them.
It doesn’t help that the above meme really is pretty accurate. The various engineering disciplines are often at odds, not because they have to be, but because no one wants to take the blame for delaying a project. And all engineers at one point or another will delay a project.
No we don't. It's always somebody else that's responsible. We simply identify problems with their work and, for the health and safety of the public, notify the rest of the project team about them.
I read all of that, and all I heard was “It’s Electrical’s fault- again!”
No we don't. It's always somebody else that's responsible. We simply identify problems with their work and, for the health and safety of the public, notify the rest of the project team about them.
I read all of that, and all I heard was “It’s Electrical’s fault- again!”
kdahm wrote: ↑Mon Apr 24, 2023 1:42 am
No we don't. It's always somebody else that's responsible. We simply identify problems with their work and, for the health and safety of the public, notify the rest of the project team about them.
I read all of that, and all I heard was “It’s Electrical’s fault- again!”
kdahm wrote: ↑Mon Apr 24, 2023 1:42 am
No we don't. It's always somebody else that's responsible. We simply identify problems with their work and, for the health and safety of the public, notify the rest of the project team about them.
I read all of that, and all I heard was “It’s Electrical’s fault- again!”
When it's not?
Bwahahahaaaaa! It’s never not Electrical’s fault (unless one works in Electrical…)
If sparkie engineers would not persist in throwing spring or serrated washers at every threaded joint and spent maybe one hour learning how to design threaded joints properly then this mechie would be impressed. I must admit I don't think either meme was especially accurate or even funny, but that's me.
It doesn’t help that the above meme really is pretty accurate. The various engineering disciplines are often at odds, not because they have to be, but because no one wants to take the blame for delaying a project. And all engineers at one point or another will delay a project.
No we don't. It's always somebody else that's responsible. We simply identify problems with their work and, for the health and safety of the public, notify the rest of the project team about them.
Usually finance or sales, depending upon whether the problem is cost, timeframe or both.
